Flight To Mars (1951) - Film Detective - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 03-12-2021, 08:49 PM

Release date: July 20

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Will this be man's greatest expedition? Or will it be man's doom?

From legendary producer Walter Mirisch comes Flight to Mars, a stirring adventure from the dawn of the 1950s science fiction boom. Starring Marguerite Chapman and Cameron Mitchell, filmed in gorgeous Cinecolor with costumes that are out of this world, Flight to Mars emerged from tiny Monogram Pictures like a rocket. Despite coming from one of Hollywood's smallest Poverty Row studios, it was praised in its time as "convincingly told and absorbing." (The Los Angeles Times)

Five Earthlings land on Mars and are greeted by a team of friendly inhabitants. In time, the Earthlings learn that the genial welcoming party secretly covets their ship. Fearing they have depleted the key mineral used to power their life-support systems, the Martians are determined to get off their dying planet by any means necessary. Not only do the Martians intend to leave the stranded crew behind to die, but they also plan to invade and conquer Earth. The discovery of this sinister alien agenda kicks off a long round of deception and suspense. Can the space travelers outsmart these diabolical Martians? All seems lost until a female Martian scientist offers to help. Suddenly the group from Earth has a fighting chance!

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SPECIAL FEATURES:

Audio Commentary by author/film historian Justin Humphreys
Walter Mirisch: From Bomba to Body Snatchers - A new documentary short from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures
Interstellar Travelogues: Cinema's First Space Race - A new documentary short with celebrated science fiction artist/historian Vincent Di Fate from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures
Full color insert booklet with an essay by Don Stradley

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New 4K restoration, sourced from original 35mm Cinecolor Separation Negatives
Original All New Documentary shorts from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures

JupiterMission · 03-12-2021, 10:24 PM

Cool! This is another Wade Williams one, if I'm not mistaken. Fingers crossed that Invaders from Mars, another Cinecolor (ahem SUPERcinecolor) film, isn't far behind!

Beckford · 03-13-2021, 01:50 PM

Love "Flight to Mars". It's got a kind of cosmic coziness that I love to dive into.
And the Cinecolor's magical. Hope that "Rocketship X-M" is soon to follow.

Robert Furmanek · 03-13-2021, 02:03 PM

The restoration was done by Paramount as they hold some international rights.

Beckford · 03-14-2021, 06:50 AM

I'm surprised this thread hasn't gotten more attention. A Cinecolor space adventure from Monogram (one which I would've thought lots of older fans would remember fondly) making the leap to Blu-ray. That's headline news for me.
Eagerly looking forward to its July release.

vortexx · 03-14-2021, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JupiterMission

Cool! This is another Wade Williams one, if I'm not mistaken. Fingers crossed that Invaders from Mars, another Cinecolor (ahem SUPERcinecolor) film, isn't far behind!

I hope they release the original USA version and the original UK version separately. If Wade wants his mash up of the 2 versions on there, I don't mind as long as the originals aren't tampered with.

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Originally Posted by Beckford

Love "Flight to Mars". It's got a kind of cosmic coziness that I love to dive into.
And the Cinecolor's magical. Hope that "Rocketship X-M" is soon to follow.

Again for Rocketship XM, I hope they release the original version. If Wade insists on his version with new special effects, I won't mind as long as the original is there.

BluPat · 03-17-2021, 10:35 PM

Wow this sounds good.

kimg1453 · 03-17-2021, 11:08 PM

I hope this is the start of finally releasing the rest of SciFi classics from the 50's that have not been available on Blu-Ray.

Still waiting for

Invaders from Mars
Destination Moon
Kronos
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Rocketship XM
First Spaceship on Venus
Atomic Submarine

Partyslammer · 03-18-2021, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by kimg1453

I hope this is the start of finally releasing the rest of SciFi classics from the 50's that have not been available on Blu-Ray.

Still waiting for

Invaders from Mars
Destination Moon
Kronos
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Rocketship XM
First Spaceship on Venus
Atomic Submarine

Invaders From Mars and Kronos along with b/w cheepie Invasion Of The Saucer Men are among the last of my classic sci-fi wants.

Donl1282 · 03-18-2021, 01:19 AM

I also hope we get a new edition of Forbidden Planet preferably in 4K but I would settle for a remastered BD release with some commentary and documentaries.

Dex Robinson · 03-18-2021, 02:17 AM

I scratchbuilt a model of the ship from this movie. It'a about 18" tall. Looking forward to the BD. The DVD is pretty rough.

DaViD Boulet · 03-18-2021, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kimg1453

I hope this is the start of finally releasing the rest of SciFi classics from the 50's that have not been available on Blu-Ray.

Still waiting for

Invaders from Mars
Destination Moon
Kronos
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Rocketship XM
First Spaceship on Venus
Atomic Submarine

Yes to all of this, and thrilled for this title to be coming remastered on blu!

DaViD Boulet · 03-18-2021, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dex Robinson

I scratchbuilt a model of the ship from this movie. It'a about 18" tall. Looking forward to the BD. The DVD is pretty rough.

superb.

Crispy Noodle · 03-18-2021, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kimg1453

I hope this is the start of finally releasing the rest of SciFi classics from the 50's that have not been available on Blu-Ray.

Still waiting for

Invaders from Mars
Destination Moon
Kronos
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Rocketship XM
First Spaceship on Venus
Atomic Submarine

Would love these as well, especially Invaders from Mars and Kronos.

However, from Kino:

checkerboard · 03-18-2021, 01:43 PM

any idea when we can expect a pre-order?

thisis2 · 03-18-2021, 07:13 PM

..i think Film Detective's release of the Vincent Price movie The Bat was a BD-R , not a genuine pressed disc...would that be the case for Flight from Mars ?..

Jobla · 03-18-2021, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by thisis2

..i think Film Detective's release of the Vincent Price movie The Bat was a BD-R , not a genuine pressed disc...would that be the case for Flight from Mars ?..

Probably not. Their recent releases have been pressed discs, beginning with EEGAH and GIANT FROM THE UNKNOWN. They have upped their game.

kimg1453 · 03-19-2021, 12:01 AM

Crispy Noodle,

Your absolutely correct about "Journey to the Seventh Planet" already being available on Blu-Ray. Brain Fart by me. Ha!

So we can take that off the list but I forgot one which is an excellent SciFi movie "The Crawling Eye"

NovaKane · 03-19-2021, 10:49 PM

A lot of you have already written what I was going to regarding this release...and possible future releases. I’m always happy to see others who enjoy the same fare as I do.

The main reason I’m posting is to congratulate Dex Robinson for the stunning spaceship recreation. Bravo!

So, bring on Flight to Mars...and all those other wonderful 50s Sci-Fi titles! And thank you, everyone, for your enthusiasm!

vortexx · 03-20-2021, 01:55 AM

For those wondering, I have heard from a trusted source that these will be pressed disks.

03-12-2021, 10:24 PM	#2
JupiterMission Power Member Member since:Sep 2016 Trading Score:2	Cool! This is another Wade Williams one, if I'm not mistaken. Fingers crossed that Invaders from Mars, another Cinecolor (ahem SUPERcinecolor) film, isn't far behind!

03-13-2021, 01:50 PM	#3
Beckford Expert Member Member since:Sep 2019 Location:Neither here nor there	Love "Flight to Mars". It's got a kind of cosmic coziness that I love to dive into. And the Cinecolor's magical. Hope that "Rocketship X-M" is soon to follow.

03-13-2021, 02:03 PM	#4
Robert Furmanek Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2012	The restoration was done by Paramount as they hold some international rights.

03-14-2021, 06:50 AM	#5
Beckford Expert Member Member since:Sep 2019 Location:Neither here nor there	I'm surprised this thread hasn't gotten more attention. A Cinecolor space adventure from Monogram (one which I would've thought lots of older fans would remember fondly) making the leap to Blu-ray. That's headline news for me. Eagerly looking forward to its July release.

03-17-2021, 10:35 PM	#7
BluPat Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Texas 4K collection:241 Blu-ray collection:1455 Blu-ray reviews: 80 Trading Score:4	Wow this sounds good.

03-17-2021, 11:08 PM	#8
kimg1453 Member Member since:Nov 2011 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I hope this is the start of finally releasing the rest of SciFi classics from the 50's that have not been available on Blu-Ray. Still waiting for Invaders from Mars Destination Moon Kronos Journey to the Seventh Planet Rocketship XM First Spaceship on Venus Atomic Submarine

03-18-2021, 01:19 AM	#10
Donl1282 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2012	I also hope we get a new edition of Forbidden Planet preferably in 4K but I would settle for a remastered BD release with some commentary and documentaries.

03-18-2021, 02:17 AM	#11
Dex Robinson Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Winnipeg, Canada Trading Score:1	I scratchbuilt a model of the ship from this movie. It'a about 18" tall. Looking forward to the BD. The DVD is pretty rough.

03-18-2021, 01:43 PM	#15
checkerboard Active Member Member since:Jul 2019 DVD collection:51	any idea when we can expect a pre-order?

03-18-2021, 07:13 PM	#16
thisis2 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2018	..i think Film Detective's release of the Vincent Price movie The Bat was a BD-R , not a genuine pressed disc...would that be the case for Flight from Mars ?..

03-19-2021, 12:01 AM	#18
kimg1453 Member Member since:Nov 2011 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Crispy Noodle, Your absolutely correct about "Journey to the Seventh Planet" already being available on Blu-Ray. Brain Fart by me. Ha! So we can take that off the list but I forgot one which is an excellent SciFi movie "The Crawling Eye"

03-19-2021, 10:49 PM	#19
NovaKane Member Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:630 DVD collection:1	A lot of you have already written what I was going to regarding this release...and possible future releases. I’m always happy to see others who enjoy the same fare as I do. The main reason I’m posting is to congratulate Dex Robinson for the stunning spaceship recreation. Bravo! So, bring on Flight to Mars...and all those other wonderful 50s Sci-Fi titles! And thank you, everyone, for your enthusiasm!

03-20-2021, 01:55 AM	#20
vortexx Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2015	For those wondering, I have heard from a trusted source that these will be pressed disks.

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